When will the power be back in Vermilion, OH?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Vermilion is a city of about 10,733 residents in Lorain County.
FirstEnergy has reported outages for Vermilion by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Vermilion is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Vermilion:
(Vermilion also extends into a neighboring county.) Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Vermilion: the closest other places we track are Amherst, about 5 miles to the east; Lorain, about 7 miles to the east; Elyria, about 11 miles to the east; and North Ridgeville, about 16 miles to the east. Also nearby: Avon (16 mi E), Avon Lake (17 mi E), Norwalk (19 mi SW), Westlake (21 mi E), Sandusky (21 mi W), North Olmsted (21 mi E), Bay Village (21 mi E) and Berea (24 mi E).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Fairview Park (24 mi); southeast toward Brunswick (28 mi); south toward Ashland (38 mi); southwest toward Tiffin (49 mi); and west toward Fremont (41 mi).
Who serves Vermilion?
We track live outage data from FirstEnergy and Ohio's Electric Cooperatives ↗ in Lorain County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. City of Amherst, City of Oberlin, Village of Wellington and 1 other also serve parts of Lorain County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. For the parent company's combined picture, see FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves.
Vermilion's last tracked outage began Sep 25, peaked at 25 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 2 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Sep 25 — 25 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Aug 22 — 629 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Lorain County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 3 hr. The full record for Lorain County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Vermilion, OH?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Vermilion's own record: across the 2 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Vermilion, OH?
To check your own street, search a Vermilion ZIP code — 44089 — and the map opens on that area.
